Mario Godoy is a composer, saxophonist, sound designer, and music educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His compositional style has been described as "rhythmically brilliant" and "imaginatively colorful.” He has written works for soloists, chamber ensembles, voice, wind ensemble, works with electronics, and music for film and video games. Groups he has worked with include Friction Quartet, Mobius Trio, The Living Earth Show, Akropolis Reed Quintet, Nomad Session, and the Del Sol String Quartet among others.

He holds a Master of Music degree in composition from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he studied under David Garner and Dan Becker. He also holds a Bachelor of Music Degree in Saxophone Performance from the University of Redlands where he studied saxophone with Dr. Eddie Smith and composition with Dr. Anthony Suter. 
 
He resides in the Oakland, CA where he teaches private and group lessons to musicians of all ages. He is currently the music instructor at Maybeck High School in Berkeley, CA.